EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution)

- 3G radio technology standardized by ITU and 3GPP,

built on the existing GSM/GPRS network with minor
additions relating to the air interface
- triples the capacity of GPRS, allowing operators to
deliver high-speed Mobile Internet services using their
existing infrastructure.
-improves both network speed and coverage.
Installing EDGE enables operators to offer their
customers revenue-generating, cutting-edge
multimedia services at up to 384 Kbps, while
protecting their initial network investments.
EDGE is three times faster than GPRS

EDGE offers three times the data speeds of
GPRS. Using EDGE operators can handle three
times more subscribers than GPRS, triple their
data rate per subscriber, or add extra capacity to
their voice communications. EDGE increases data
speeds to 384 Kbps. This translates into a bit rate
of 48 Kbps per timeslot.


EDGE is easy to install

EDGE is compatible with recent equipment. If an
operator has an Ericsson RBS 2000 macro base
station from 1995 or later, they are ready to take
on EDGE. Some additional hardware using plug-in
transceivers, and new software that can be
installed remotely is all that is needed for
operators to start offering high-quality Mobile
Internet services over their existing infrastructure
today. EDGE is the easiest way for operators to
get high-speed data services up and running right
now.
EDGE is high capacity

EDGE provides operators with three times the
data capacity of GPRS. With the enormous
increase of both voice and data traffic currently
taking place over mobile networks, and the
explosion expected with 3G, EDGE is an ideal
solution for meeting the markets ever-increasing
demand for capacity.
EDGE is a GSM technology

Consumers expect seamless service. EDGE
offers all the benefits of an existing GSM network,
along with high-speed 3G. Not only does EDGE
share the same core network as WCDMA, it can
also be rolled out simultaneously, or even before,
to provide subscribers with the reliable coverage
they need. Because WCDMA and EDGE are
complementary technologies, subscribers will be
able to carry on using the same applications and
handsets well into the future.